The present disclosure includes devices, systems, and methods for autonomously landing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with collaborative information sharing and without a central coordinating entity. In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes an unmanned aerial vehicle including a communication interface, a memory; and an electronic processor. The communication interface is configured to establish a wireless communication link with one or more unmanned aerial vehicles. The electronic processor configured to autonomously coordinate landings at a landing strip with the one or more unmanned aerial vehicles to prevent collisions exchanging messages with the one or more unmanned aerial vehicles via the wireless communication link according to a collision avoidance protocol, and wherein the autonomous coordination occurs without a central coordination entity.
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3. The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 1, wherein the messages include information indicative of a position associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle.
4. The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 3, wherein the position is an absolute position or a relative position.
7. The system of claim 5, wherein the messages include information indicative of a position associated with a respective one of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein the position is an absolute position or a relative position.
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